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Thursday, December 19, 1963 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Pisiakee Highlands COUPLE MARKS 32ND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Kay 81ellnc'lb HYatt 7-M14 Dec. 21 Dan and Betty Johnson will be celebrating their thirty-second wedding anniversary. Dan and Betty moved to the Highlands from Chicago over 9 years ago and they both love living here in their beautiful home. Dan is retired but still very active as is his wife Betty. Both do much for the Downey Veterans hospital, one of their many favorite charities. Both are very civic minded and Dan was the first president of the Pistakee Highlands Community association. Dan is the Democratic precinct captain for our district and works very hard at the job. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge and has worked hard for the Masons. All your friends and neighbors join me in sending our very best wishes to you both on your big day. all the colors of Christmas. There is also a sad note. Vandals are once again stealing lights and doing damage. One man was so disgusted he took all his decorations down. It is too bad at this very holy season of the year that we have folks living in the Highlands who would stoop so low. To most of us it isn't just a childish prank it is sickening and very disgusting to say the least, too bad the culprits can not be caught. "Little Man / You Had A Busy bay" Dec. 9, little David Janquart celebrated his third birthday with a dual celebration. In the afternoon, Brad Morley, Robbie Conway, Nancy Leuth, Jimmy and Danny Sabielny, Joe and Paul O'Mailey and Shirley Mason icined David in a big birthday party. He received many wonderful gifts. All the kiddies enjoyed playing games, and of course the very special treat of cake and ice cream. In the evening his family held another celebration for David and he really enjoyed blowing out the candles, as all little tots take great delight in. Christmas Carolers Dec. 22 and 23 the Teen Club will join together and tour the Highlands with their beautiful Christmas caroling, an event we all look forward to each year. They do a grand job and add much to the spiritual side of Christmas, many of us are prone to forget. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Each day for the past week Christmas decorations are going up on every street, each one prettier than the other. This ye^ir promises to be a very outstanding year in the Highlands. It is so wonderful to look out your window in the evening and see all the out door decorations all aglow in PRQFEJJlOnfll DIRECTORS' DR. JOHN C. GOETSCHEL Chiropractic Physician SS27 West Elm Street . Office Phone: 385-0748 Residence Phone: 985-0S47 Hours: Mon., TUPS., Wed. & Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. to 2* p.m. 12-63 BAKL K. WALSH INSURANCE fire, Auto, Farm ft Lite 1* Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When Ton Need Insurance of Any Kind Phone 885-0048 or 885-0953 429 W. Elm St., McHenry, IS DR. JOHN T. GRAY Optometrist 1236 N. Green Street Office Phone: 885-0186 Res. Phone: 885-6191 Hours: Baily 9:30 - 5:00 Tues. * Fri. Evenings 6:80 to 9 p.m. Closed All Day Wednesdays Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Fitted Repair Service 2-64 Mount Hope Methodist Church To Dedicate Organ Thanks to the efforts of the committee known as the "Organ Fund Raisers" their recent square dance sales fulfilled the obligation on the new church organ. The organ will be dedicated Christmas Eve at the 8 p.m. candle light services, tho church members are very proud over their new oi%an and for all the folks who worked so very hard to see the church had a organ all free and clcar. It makes the services seem far more reverent with the organ music. Birthday And Anniversaries Birthday greetings go to some mighty fine folks this week and my very best wishes go to each and every one of you for a very wonderful day, Joyce Malek will be nine years old Dec. 26, seems like only yesterday Joyce was a little tot and has grown in to a very beautiful young lady. Makes me feel old watching all these youngsters growing up; to Joanne Mclnernej who will be eleven years old Dec. 19, to Myron Bentz who will be seventeen Dec. 18, and his little brother Tony will be six years old, Dec. 19. The Megley family has been busy celebrating birthdays, Sean Megley was ten years old Dec. 6; Kevin was six years old Dec. 7 and their big brother Brian will be celebrating his birthday Dec. 19; to my sister Betty Kelly who will be celebrating- her birthday Dec. 31; to Mary Lou Sabielny, who celebrates Dec. 31; to a wonderful senior citizen Agnes Wroblewski who celebrates Dec. 24; to Walter Messel who celebrates Dec. 18 and last but not least our beloved Bess Herman whd celebrates her birthday Dec. 24. Bess was a registered nurse and worked for many years at the Mount Sinai hospital in Chicago and has retired to live here permanently. Anniversary greetings go to four mighty nice couples who will be adding another year to their very happy marriages. First to Don and Christa Rockel who will be celebrating their fourth anniversary in Hawaii, Doc. 12 where Don is on Navy duty. Charlie and Djana Murgatroyd celebrate Dec. 22, and a wonderful day to celebrate an anniversary marks the observance of Clarence and Millie Shastal, Dec. 25; and toArt and Lorraine Erdman who celebrate their big day Dec. 31. 1314 W. Jasper Drive in Whispering Hills, or call her at Hyatt 7-3189, Mable and Joe collect them and take them to institutes who have a great need for them. Last year I printed this item and Mable and Joe were most happy about the many cards that came in. If it is more convenient for you, you may drop them off at my house and I shall get them to Mabel. News Of Your Friends And Neighbors Milton and Betty Croasdale spent last weekend visiting relatives in Milwaukee, Wis., a trip they both enjoy very much. Richie and Dorothy Orlowski spent last weekend in Moline, 111., where they bowled in a big tournament. While there they visited some old friends and a relative. Both did real well with their scores too. Dorothy Erbin entered the McHenry hospital Dec. 6 where she underwent more corrective surgery, Dorothy has more courage than ten people together. This has been a year of much suffering for her but she still smiles p.nd keeps her great sense of humor. I am sorry to report we are losing another wonderful senior citizen, Mrs. Marge Mallay has sold her home on Rand Drive and will be moving to Chicago where she will rent an apartment. We all wish you the very best of luck and your neighbors will miss you. Happy to say Harriet Pasierb is home from the hospital. She must confine her time between the bed and a wheel chair but even that she doesn't mind as long as she is home with Jake. She is feeling so much better and I enjoyed a chat with her. How about some cards for Harriet, it all helps to keep up the morale. very happy since they received word that their son will be coming back to spend a very happy and marry Christmas, Lieutenant Carl Thode will arrive in time to spend the holidays in the Highlands before he leaves for overseas again, Carl had just returned from France before Thanksgiving. Marge Moreth, Lorraine Lindemann and Vi Schuble attended the V.F.W. Post 4600 Auxiliary Christmas party, Dec. 9. They enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner end pot-luck supper, Vi was the lucky one of the group attending, she came home with the table Don't Throw Away Your Old Christmas Cards If you have been throwing out your cards, please gather them together and take off the names of the senders and take them to Mabel Gregg at SCHROEDER IRON WORKS I Structural Steel and Ornamental Visit Our Showrooms Fireplace Equipment 2 Miles South on Rt. 31 Phone 885-0950 2-64 GORDON E. SERGANT Registered Professional Engineer Percolation Tests Sanitation Layouts Water Supply Programs Richmond 678-7491 Vl Mile South of Rt. 12 on Johnsburg - Wilmot Road 11-63 DR. LEONARD L. BOTTARI Optometrist Eyes Examined--Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. Eve. 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday Contact Lenses Phone 885-2262 2*64 by Russ Emerson Little more than a century ago, surgery was a gory, dismal practice that saw few patients willing to submit to the knife. Amputations, last ditch measures to save a life after a compound fracture, were considered reasonably safe; mortality rates ranging from 25 per cent to a harrowing 60 per cent. The great loss of life following even the simplest surgery was largely attributable to the so-called "hospital diseases" -- tetanus, gangrene, blood poisoning and erysipelas -- which ran unchecked until Dr. Lister ushered in the era of antiseptic surgery. A safe and thoroughly pleasant little operation is to drop in at MILLSTREAM DRUGS for your prescriptions. While we fill your prescriptions, browse in our sundries section and discover the wide selection of merchandise available at MILLSTREAM DRUGS, 3720 West Elm -- Jewel Shopping Plaza. Phone 385-5057. y If you have any questions regarding pharmacy or public health which you would like to have discussed in this column, write to Russ Emerson, c/o this paper. Dec. 4, Betty Zenner and Phyliss Benkert spent the day in Waukegan. Christmas shopping and enjoying a luncheon in honor of Phyliss's birthday. Dec. 7, Joanr.e Zcnner celebrated her birthday. Hor grandparents, the senior Zenners, and her Godfather were on hand to mal'e the day a very nice one for her, Joanne was twelve years old. Louise Jacobson spent a couple of weeks in Chicago visiting with some of her relatives and some of her old friends. Dec. 9, the following gals from the Highlands attended the Christmas party given by the Legion auxiliary to Post 703. Dorothy Orlowski, Dorothy Jenkins, Mary Seldon, Betty Zenner and Kay Sielisch. After the meeting carols were played. The tables were all decorated in the Christmas theme and they were just beautiful. Everyone drank a toast to the welfare of ail members and for all the Vets. Open faced sandwiches were served, with delicious fruit salads and a huge variety of home made Christmas cookies and coffee. Gifts were exchanged and Dorothy Orlowski passed the hat for the Vets in the hospitals, and every member brought a gift for a Yank that gave. Bob and Lorraine Hurckes attended a Christmas party in Carpentersvillc, Dec. 14 All their old friends from Chicago were on hand for a very gala evening enjoyed by all as they caught up on all the latest events since they last met. Robert and Emily Thode are i prize. Dec. 6, Mr. Anderson from Chicago spent the ,weekend with his daughter, audrey Morin, and family, he returned home Monday, Dec. 7, Don and his parents from Chicago attended the wake of Don's uncle Henry Gri;e in Kankakee. They all came back to en joy a delicious turkey dinner with Audrey's dad ann the tam.ily. Mary O'Neill was home from work a few days last week battling the Flu. Her nephew who makes his home with Mary and Jim was sick too, so Mary and Jim had their hands full taking care of each other. Hope you're b^th feeling much better by now. Our sympathy goes to Lil Orlowski, whose sister-in-law passed away Dec. 10, in Park Ridge. Mary Krzykowski was the wife of Lil's brother Frank. A requiem high was said for Mary at the Mary Seat of Wisdom Church in Park Ridge, Dec. 13, anc! burial was in St. Adelbert's cemetery. Due to Lil's illness she could not attend the funeral, and she felt very bad about it. Donald Jenkins had to have shots for a very bad case of tonsillitis last week and it kept mother Dorothy busy keeping him in bed and doctoring him. Hope you're feeling better "Donald. Belated congratulations to Charles and Rose Schifferdecker who celebrated their wedding anniversary Dec. 9. Please accept our best wishes and hope you have many more to come. The Brownies held their Christmas party Dec. 17, at the Community center. It was a very nice party with all the fun of Christmas parties. Attention parents, there will be no Brownie meetings until school starts again in January. Dec. 11, the Blessed Virgin Sodality of St. John's held its annual Christmas pot-luck supper and party shower for the Nuns. Those on hand for the evening from the Highlands were: Dorothy Jenkins, Mabel Gregg and Kay Sielisch. What a time Dorothy and I had getting there, we left at 6:10 and arrived at ten to eight. Cars were stuck all along the road, several had been hit. We were in the ditch and four teenage boys really worked to get us out. We do not know who they were but we are very grateful to them. We felt real bad because one of the boys who helped us had his car off the road and a car slid into it and smashed the right fenders. We finally got back to Dorothy's I house and Bob put chains on the car and we went another route and arrived safe and sound, Marilyn VanZevern and LaVerne Madock never did make it, they started out ahead of us and went into the ditch and finally went home. Page Twenty-One Dec. 9, Celia Thclen, Joe and Clara Adams and Katie Guzzardo went to Milwaukee, Wis., to visit Rocco Grippe and Celia's daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Monte. They came homo late Tuesday evening and they really enjoyed the trip. It was a pre-Christmas visit with their relatives. The Pink Lady Sewing Guild of the Women's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital met at the home of Esa Braenne in McHenry, Dec. 12. Esa served a delicious dessert luncheon. After the regular meeting every one enjoyed singing Christmas carols and a grab bag. Twelve were present for the afternoon of fun, including Gert Snell, Marge Moreth and Lorraine Lindemann of the Highlands. Attention please. The week of Dec. 22, will be another early deadline, so please get your items in to me a day earlier then usual, I can use all your New Year's activities, your Christmas company or travelling. I will appreciate your coojieration, seems I can always count on you all for getting the news to me. Now that we have had our first snowfall, all the children are once again using the hills to slide with their sleds, so please drive carefully, snow is for children they love it, but oh' we older folks have nothing but achin backs shoveling that pretty white stuff. A few of us older folks enjoy a trek down the hill on a sled too, I wonder if Santa would bring me a sled this year for Christmas. Ruby Smith is very happy to be back home again. She has been staying with her daughter, Lorraine, after her knee surgery. She can now get around on crutches and is doing fine. The Cub Scout Christmas that was to have been held Dec. 11 was callcd oft due to the very bad road conditions It«was held Dec. 17 instead. All the boys brought canned goods, Santa presented them gifts and the hoys enjoyed the evening. I will have the names of the boyc who received awards in the next column. Jeanne Hillstrom is without a car for a while. She was on her way home from Woodstock and the car spun off the road and broke the wheel and the axle. Thank goodness Jeanne wasn't hurt. Several residents from the Highlands attended the meeting in McHenry last week, for the discussion of roads in unincorporated areas. Sunnyside Estates and Lakeland Park have their petitions filed and we hope to start our petitions veni soon. Wie students from the Highlands who attend Marian Central high school were very shocked over the malicious damage done to the school. It makes one wonder what this world is coming to, ^ith so much hate, destruction and Complete lack of respect to law and order. The parents of the students were horrified over the destruction of the Chapel. The students said they had never seen such wanton and complete destruction, there wasn't a thing left untouched. The students spent the next day helping the Nuns pick up the pieces and all the records. It makes one sick to think things like this can happen here. A last reminder to members of Legion Post 703. the Post Christmas party to be held Dec. 21, the Post meeting to Johnsburg FORESTERS TO CELEBRATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY Betty Hettervnam Tickets for the forthcoming St. John's Court No 96 C.O.F. seventy-fifth anniversary dinner- dance are still available. But time is quickly running out. This event will take place in the Community Club on Saturday, Jan. 11. Dinner will oe served at 6:30. Tickets can be obtained from any of the court officers. All brother Foresters are urged to participate in the anniversary celebration. Special Wishes Peter Freund, Jr., requires a special mention this month as he is observing his ninetieth birthday on Dec. 22. Let's all join in sending him "happy returns of the day" by sending him a "carload" of mail. His address is Highlands Home, Genoa, City, Wis. Holiday Spirit The Pink Ladies Sewing Guild of the Women's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital met last week in the McHenry home of Esa Braenne. This was the guild members Christmas party. Fourteen members and seven guests were on hand to enjoy the delicious dessert luncheon served by the hostess. Johnsburg was represented by Esther Knapp and Mildred Kennedy. Following the lunch the hostess showed movies and slides from her vacation in Norway. At the end of the business meeting, carols were sung and a grab bag took place, a most enjoyable afternoon was had by all. New Residence Marv and Kay Bauer and their young daughter made a short move recently. The threesome are now residing on Chapel Hill road. By the way little. Miss Bauer is one year old this week. Happy birthday to her. Hospital Notes Little Charlie Boak of Hillcrest Place is due to come home be held Dec. 23, and a reminder to get your New Year's Eve reservations in. The Pistakee Highlands New Year's party has reservations open so if you're planning on attending the New Year's Eve party at the community center get your reservations in as soon as possible. Happy Christmas shopping to you all, please be kind to one another, and try doing some thoughtful things for some one, and May God take a special liking to you all. Please be very careful when your driving in this terrible weather, we do not want to lose any of you. Please get your Christmas and New Years events in to me as soon as possible. Just in case the paper reaches you after Christmas, I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas, a Blessed and Holy Christmas and I know I shall be looki n g f o r w a r d t o a t t e n d i n g Midnight Mass, which I have never missed in my life. Going to church on Christmas is the real meaning of Christmas. In one beautiful RAMBLER CLASSIC 6 or V-8 packagemmm » New Rambler Classic~770 hardtop, one of j 24 models in 3 exciting '64 Rambler Series: ^ American ... Classic 6 or V-8 «.. 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Her three children are hoping she will be real fine for the holidays, I'm sure her husband, Lloyd hopes so too. Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery to all three mentioned above. On The do Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams. Mrs. Celia Thelen and Mrs Katie puzzardo spent several enjoyable days last > week visiting relatives and friends in Milwaukee and Menominee Falls. Trophy Winners Paul " and Virginia • Pitzen and Frank and Connie May were the recipients of trophies for bowling so good as a team last Sunday in Crystal Lake. Another "Johnsburgite" bringing homo a trophy was Madaline Johnston. She had high game in the ladies division. The bowling party was sponsored by the C.O.F. We who participated in the events really had an enjoyable time. Many of the Northern Illinois courts were represented. Basketball News Our local team lost to Richmond last Sunday by a «core of 71 to 63. This team will be in the parish tournament which will be played in McHenry on Dec. 21, 22 and 29. Other than the tournament, this team will play no games until after the first of the year. Be sure to get out and see them play in the tournament. Holiday Deadline For the next two weeks, there will be an early deadline for this column due to the holidays. Any news items to appear in next week's column should be brought to me before noon, this Friday, Dec. 20. The Friday deadline will also be in effect the following week. Please keep this in mind when phoning in your news items. Merry Christmas to all from this reporter (A little early but I really do mean it! Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, experiences more rugged winters than does Antarctica, scientists claim. The temperature seldom drops below a minus 40 degrees, but the wind, often up to 200 miles pet* hour, makes the cold almost unbearable to humans. VERY CHRISTMAS Here's hoping you're on your way to & happy holiday season! 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